Police: Man pointed gun at one girlfriend, punched another

MUNCIE – City police say a Muncie felon held one of his two girlfriends at gunpoint late Monday, and punched the other woman in the face.

As a result of the evening’s events, 25-year-old Michael Dwyane Crook Jr., was being held in the Delaware County jail on Tuesday under an $80,000 bond, preliminarily charged with seven crimes.

Officers responded to a report of a man with a gun in a room at the Muncie Inn, 414 N. Madison St., about 11:30 p.m.

A 27-year-old woman, described in a report as “crying and upset,” told police that during a disagreement, Crook – who she said was her fiance – “pulled out a gun and pointed it at her,” saying “no one was going to leave until he said they could.”

The woman’s three children – ranging in age from 8 to 2 years old – were in the motel room at the time, authorities said.

Police said a 24-year-old woman at the scene indicated she had been dating Crook for about four months. She had a swollen lower lip, and told authorities Crook had “punched her in the face” an officer wrote.

The woman who reported being held at gunpoint said she, Crook and the younger woman “are all in a relationship together.”

Authorities said both women “refused adamantly” when asked to complete domestic violence complaints.

Crook, meanwhile, repeatedly told officers “the gun was not his,” an affidavit said. A breath test measured his blood-alcohol content at 0.177, more than twice the legal limit for drivers.

Authorities also determined the handgun at the scene had been reported stolen.

Crook was preliminarily charged with criminal confinement, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, intimidation, domestic battery, theft, unlawful possession of a firearm by a domestic batterer and carrying a handgun without a license.

According to court records, the Muncie man has been convicted of domestic battery (last February) and criminal recklessness (in 2015).

A battery charge filed against Crook in June is also pending in Muncie City Court.